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Scoffing vs Mocking - What's the difference?

scoffing | mocking |

As verbs the difference between scoffing and mocking

is that scoffing is present participle of lang=en while mocking is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between scoffing and mocking

is that scoffing is the act of one who scoffs; derision; mockery while mocking is action of the verb to mock

As an adjective mocking is

derisive or contemptuous.

scoffing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who scoffs; derision; mockery.

    • mocking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • action of the verb to mock

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • derisive or contemptuous
  • teasing or taunting

    • Derived terms

    * mockingbird * mocking thrush * mocking wren